Announcing device or horn for boats, automobiles, and other vehicles.



No 804,567. PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

F. TAUZIN & H. LAURY. ANNOUNGING DEVICE 0R HORN FOR BOATS, AUTOMOBILES, AND

OTHER VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1905.

I VG m U FERDINAND TAUZIN AND HENRY LAURY, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

ll STTES PATENT uric ANNOUNCING DEVICE OR HORN FOR BOATS, AUTOMOBILES, AND OTHER VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14:, 19095.

Application filed June 6, 1905. Serial No. 263,919.

To alt whom, 2325 may concern:

' Be it known that we, FERDINAND TAUZIN and HENRY LAURY, c1t1zens of France, residing at Paris, France, have invented certain new and such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to announcing devices or horns for boats, automobiles, and other vehicles; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which is simple in construction and operation and which may be conveniently secured to or connected with a boat, automobile, or other vehicle in the manner of other devices of this class commonly known as sirens and in which the sound is produced by the rush of wind through the instrument or device caused by the motion of the boat or vehicle.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of our improvement are designated by suitable reference charactersin each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a sectional longitudinal central view of our improved announcing device or horn; Fig. 2, an end view thereof; and Fig. 3, a partial section similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but showing apart of the device in full I lines.

In the practice of our invention we provide a bell-shaped horn a of the usual form, the smaller end of which is connected with the smaller end of a bell-shaped casing b, in the larger end of which is secured a disk or plate 0, having radial slots or openings 0 and provided with a tubular shank a, through which is passed a short shaft (Z, provided at its inner end and withinv the bell-shaped casing 6 with a rotatable device 6, comprising a hub 0 secured on the shaft (1 and having radial openings formed by radial fan, blade, or wing members 0 arranged at an angle of about forty-five degrees.

Connected with the outer end of the shaft is a pulley f, preferably provided with a leather or fibrous cover g, and the device may be so supported as to bring the cover 9 of the pulley f in contact with the periphery of the fly-wheel of the motor of the boat, automobile, or other vehicle, and in this way the shaft (Z and the rotary device a willbe rapidly revolved. The pulley f, however, maybe geared in connection with any rotatable part of the motor, and the device as a whole may be secured to the boat, automobile, or other vehiole at any preferred point and in any desired manner or in the manner of other devices of this class, and any suitable means may be provided for throwing the pulley f out of connection with the power by which it is driven, and thus stop the rotation of the shaft (Z.

It will be understood that the horn or siren only operates when the shaft (Z and the part c are rotated, it being understood that the horn a of the device should be directed forwardly at all times in order to secure the proper operation or to produce the desired sound, it being understood that the desired sound is pro duced by the rush of air through the instru ment when the boat or vehicle is in motion, at which time the part a is rapidly revolved.

The part or device 0 consists of the hub 6 the radial blades or wings a, and a ring or band 6*, which engages and is formed integrally with the periphery of said blades or wings, and said ring or band when the parts are in operative position is adjacent to the disk 0, and in Fig. l of the drawings said ring or band is shown in section, as are also two of the radial blades or wings c.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An announcing device or horn of the class described, comprising a hollow bell-shaped casing, a horn connected with the smaller end thereof, a plate secured in the larger end thereof and provided with radial openings and. a tubular shank projecting therefrom, and a shaft passing through said shank and provided within said casing with a rotatable device having inclined radial wings or blades between which are radial openings, substantially as shown and described.

2. An announcing device or horn of the class described,comprising a hollow bell-shaped casing, a horn connected with the smaller end thereof, a plate secured in the larger end thereof and provided with radial openings and a tubular shank projecting therefrom, and a shaft passing through said shank and provided within said casing with a rotatable device having inclined radial wings or blades between which are radial openings, said shaft being also provided at its outer end with a pulley, substantially as shown and described.

3. Anannouncing device orhorn oftheclass described,com prising a hollow bell-shaped casing, a horn connected with the smaller end In testimony that We claim the foregoing as IO thereof, aplate secured in thelarger end thereour invention We have signed our names, in

of and provided With radial openings, and a presence of the subscribing Witnesses,this 20th shaft passing through said plate and provided day of May, 1905.

5 Within said casing with a rotatable device hav- FERDINAND TAUZIN.

ing radially-arranged openings, said shaft be- HENRY LAURY. ing also provided at its outer end With means lVitnesses: whereby it may be turned, substantially as J. LILoU VEYWING,

shown and described. HENRY RUNLIS. 

